Adder Technology 5000 manual Connecting units in cascade, Tips for successful cascading

Connecting units in cascade

The method for cascading AdderView CATxIP 5000 and AdderView CATx 1000 units is straightforward and requires no hardware settings or lengthy configuration process.

The method of linking units is the same regardless of the cascade level, or number of devices attached. Put simply:

•A single cascade link is made by connecting a computer connections socket of the ADDERVIEW CATxIP 5000 unit to the REMOTE user port socket of the ADDERVIEW CATx 1000 unit below it.

Please consider the following when making cascade connections between units.

Tips for successful cascading

•The maximum number of levels for a cascade is two.

•For each cascade link, use a standard category 5, 5e or 6 twisted-pair cable, terminated at each end with an RJ45 connector. There must be no crossover connections within the cable. The cascade link cables can be up to 10m (32 feet) in length providing that the total length from the AdderView CATxIP 5000 or AdderView CATx 1000 to any CAM also does not exceed 10m.

•The procedure given opposite may be carried out in any order but for clarity the instruction will begin at the AdderView CATxIP 5000 unit. The procedure remains the same regardless of exactly which cascade levels are being connected. The basic rule is that each link is made by connecting a

computer connectionS port of the ADDERVIEW CATxIP 5000 (upper switch) to the REMOTE USER PORT (on the front panel) of the ADDERVIEW CATx 1000.

To connect units in cascade

1Ensure that power is disconnected from the AdderView CATxIP 5000 and all other units to be connected.

2Connect one end of the cascade link cable to an appropriate COMPUTER CONNECTIONS port on the rear panel of the AdderView CATxIP 5000.

3Connect the other end of the cascade link cable to the remote user port (RJ45 socket) on the front panel of the AdderView CATx 1000 unit.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the cascade links between the AdderView CATxIP 5000 and each AdderView CATx 1000 unit.

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Once the units and computers have been connected, you can edit their names	
to make it much easier to locate them. See the To create a new host entry
section in the ‘Host configuration’ page of Appendix 2 for more details.

See also

• Addressing computers in a cascade

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